Independent app studio
Wrenkin builds apps that bring people together and keep them close, from a watch party at the bar down the street to the friend you haven't called in far too long.
Troglodytes troglodytes
The wren: a tiny bird with an enormous song.
The apps
Each app does one thing, for one kind of moment.
Esports watch parties
Never watch alone again.
Find watch parties for LoL Worlds, Valorant Champions and more in bars and gaming cafés near you, or host your own and bring the community together. Venues join for free.
A personal CRM for friends
The people you love, a little closer.
Been a While tells you when it's been too long since you talked to someone, and remembers the little things. No account, no server: everything stays on your phone.
Not out yet
Approach
Our apps work best when you put the phone down: at the bar with other fans, on a call with an old friend. We don't design for screen time.
We collect what an app needs to work, and nothing to sell. Been a While doesn't even have a server, and this website has no trackers.
One app, one job. Fewer features, and more care in each of them.
Light and dark, accessible, and in your language: Been a While already speaks eleven.
The name
wren·kin
/ˈrɛn.kɪn/noun
wren — One of the smallest birds in Europe, and one of the loudest singers.
kin — The people close to you: family, friends, the ones you call your own.
Small, with a lot to say, and made for the people who matter. That's the studio we want to be.
Contact
An idea, a question, a partnership, or a venue that should host the next watch party? We read every message.
hello@wrenkin.com